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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Random Item

Posted by STEVEN PENA
STEVEN PENA
13,928 Points

You've seen how random.choice() works. It gets a random member from an iterable I want you t

i know am close but am stuck

item.py 
# EXAMPLE
# random_item("Treehouse")
# The randomly selected number is 4.
# The return value would be "h"

import random

def random_item("table"):
    random_number = random.randint(0,len("table") -1) return random_number = ["table"]

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points

You are so close!!

Just a little more. :grin:

Just two mistakes:

  • :point_right: Why are you surrounding table in quotes? Is table a string?
  • :point_right: Why are you returning random_number = ["table"]? You only need to return table.

I hope this helps! :grin: ~Alex :zap: